Research Manager Salary in California

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Research Manager in California is $175,994. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $158,662 to $195,210, with most professionals earning between $142,883 and $212,705.

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Coachella, CA	Avg. Salary $167,170	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Acampo, CA	Avg. Salary $170,616	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Acton, CA	Avg. Salary $175,611	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adelanto, CA	Avg. Salary $167,042	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adin, CA	Avg. Salary $163,165	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Agoura Hills, CA	Avg. Salary $173,313	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Aguanga, CA	Avg. Salary $167,393	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Ahwahnee, CA	Avg. Salary $158,921	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alameda, CA	Avg. Salary $194,854	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Alamo, CA	Avg. Salary $194,407	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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What does a Research Manager do?

Common responsibilities of a Research Manager

Developing detailed project timelines, writing questionnaires and discussion guides, checking online survey programs, facilitating data collection and monitoring sample quotas, coordinating with vendors, conducting in-depth interviews, developing tab and analysis plans, checking data tables, reviewing advanced analysis outputs, developing report templates, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and writing interpretive, analytical summaries.

May 04, 2023

Understanding of effective survey design and ability to create questionnaires to meet varying research needs.

February 19, 2023

Manage and coordinate all aspects of the research process from questionnaire writing and research design, analysis and interpretation of results through to preparation of reports.

February 22, 2023

Participate as member of state/local campaign teams to provide assistance to local partners in incorporating research into policy change campaigns.

March 20, 2023

Lead teams of design, editorial, and production personnel to create high-quality, co-branded reports, videos, tablet apps, infographics, and other published deliverables.

March 21, 2023

Demonstrated knowledge of bio-corrosion, metal-microbe interactions, and novel technologies to ascertain metal-microbe interactions.

March 29, 2023

Provide day-to-day contact for our insight community customers and set them up to effectively use the platform, educating them on the best practices of engaging with their customers and supporting their ongoing needs in gathering customer intelligence.

April 02, 2023

Supporting the development of sales materials through analyzing industry trends, competitive landscape as well as primary & secondary research studies.

April 15, 2023

Review and edit documents and deliverables (draft surveys, reports, video presentations, conference presentations, graphics, and so on) for other team members.

April 25, 2023

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California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, S...

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